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Two Mich. colleges forming plastics engineering courses


May 15, 2013 10:58 am ET

DETROIT -- Schoolcraft College and Mid Michigan Community College, both in Michigan, are taking steps to build plastics engineering programs.

SPE Automotive Division sets date for annual awards


May 13, 2013 12:35 pm ET

LIVONIA, MICH. — The Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineered has set its annual Automotive Innovation Awards event for Wednesday, Nov. 6.

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Video message part of SPE's push to recruit young members


April 26, 2013 2:33 pm ET

CINCINNATI — The Society of Plastics Engineers is looking at the future. The trade organization is embracing new technology, experimenting with social media and working to attract a new demographic.

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McClarin Plastics' Roger Kipp retiring, but staying active in plastics


March 29, 2013 4:45 pm ET

HANOVER, PA. -- Roger Kipp recently retired from McClarin Plastics Inc., but he continues to be involved in plastics and is confident that it is an enticing field for the next generation.

SPE names Environmental Stewardship Award winners


March 27, 2013 3:33 pm ET

NEW ORLEANS — The Society of Plastics Engineers' Plastics Environmental Division recognized seven companies with 2013 Environmental Stewardship Awards, honoring them for their work improving the environment.

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Benny Freeman to receive SPE International Award


March 12, 2013 12:56 pm ET

NEWTOWN, CONN. — Benny Freeman, the Robert B. Curran Centennial Chair in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, will receive the Society of Plastics Engineers' International Award, its top honor, during Antec 2013.

Business of Plastics conference to focus on major end markets


February 11, 2013 12:00 pm ET

WASHINGTON -- A two-day Business of Plastics conference will include presentations on the automotive, packaging, medical, and electronics markets; multidisciplinary sessions on international, economic and regulatory factors affecting these sectors; and sessions on human capital, recycling and social media.

Briggs to keynote SPE Thermoset and Composites meeting


February 11, 2013 12:04 pm ET

CHICAGO -- Don Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, will give the keynote speech at the Society of Plastics Engineers Thermoset and Composite divisions' Topcon conference in New Orleans.

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Engine part may resonate with buyers


February 8, 2013 1:49 pm ET

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. has put a lot engineering into its EcoBoost line of engines, which promise improved efficiency from smaller engines. But that engineering will not draw customers if they don't like the sound of those engines. So Ford...

Antec speakers to focus on polymer advances, benefits of shale gas boom


February 5, 2013 1:18 pm ET

NEWTOWN, CONN. -- Plenary speeches at the Antec 2013 conference will address technical and business developments with great potential for benefiting plastics, according to the Society of Plastics Engineers, the event organizer.

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